I know, I know! It’s a tragedy. But here’s the thing: the backplate of those knobs is 2.25 inches wide. The mortise box is 2.25 inches deep. And the stile on our doors is 3.25 inches wide.

They don’t fit.

I have not yet figured out how to solve this problem and still keep my shiny objects.

Reason Numero Dos that I am feeling particularly whiny: that closet full of wood I told you about? I have made absolutely zero progress on that. Because I’ve been putting all my effort in getting the doors painted and hung (not that it matters, now that I have no door knobs). So it still looks like this:

And soon I will have to move all that wood out of the closet, so that I can install the door. The door that is still only partially painted. The door that has no knob.

Instead of a Christmas tree, I have a houseplant that is too delicate to hold either lights or ornaments. (It also smells like lemon, which doesn’t really evoke the same holiday sensation as pine.) Instead of real decorations, I have some lights shoved in blue mason jars. And instead of decorating a mantle, I did this:

Hold your applause.

No, really, you’re too kind.

And one more thing: tomorrow marks the second birthday I’ve celebrated since tearing out the kitchen. And that means that A) it’s been over a year since we started this kitchen project, and B) despite the irrefutable fact that I am older, I don’t seem to be any wiser when it comes to DIY projects.

Don’t feel badly about not going crazy with the decorations. I had a hard time getting motivated this year as well. I wish I had kept up with the home improvements, but those didn’t happen either. There’s always next year!

Haha, “there’s always next year”…That’s what I told myself last year, when my decorations involved nothing more than hanging ornaments from the chandelier in our entry way! I guess this year is an improvement, since we have a “tree.” Thanks Jessica!